Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI)

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	28.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	294% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Motherboard	Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) (all builds)
Memory	55.7 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210113
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 20 '21 at 06:25
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Memory 64.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 292 89% 169 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 1,162 100% 854 Pts	64-Core 2,098 130% 2,098 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Gigabyte(1458 4074) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 470.05 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	28.6% Poor	Lighting 33.8 Reflection 42.8 Parallax 34.9 28% 37.2 fps	MRender 38.3 Gravity 36.1 Splatting 37.9 31% 37.4 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 28.6% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 524GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1538 1314 1316 1233 1220 1214 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	294% Outstanding	Read 2,114 Write 2,019 Mixed 1,609 SusWrite 1,306 396% 1,762 MB/s	4K Read 47.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 72.7 234% 83.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,366 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,124 884% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 294% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 421GB free Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 387 388 332 325 324 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	92% Outstanding	Read 478 Write 429 Mixed 406 SusWrite 356 94% 417 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 37 138% 46.8 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 184 DQ Mixed 199 150% 200 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 126%
Transcend TS480GSSD220S 480GB 5,978 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 176GB free Firmware: P0624AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 252 69 69 69 69 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	63.8% Good	Read 475 Write 355 Mixed 305 SusWrite 138 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 22.1 91% 32.8 MB/s	DQ Read 217 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 184 141% 192 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 63.8% Great: 95%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 208 303 236 264 277 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	71% Very good	Read 295 Write 95.8 Mixed 181 SusWrite 261 46% 208 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 59.3 4K Mixed 34.1 114% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 156 123% 170 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 420GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 148 158 157 157 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	67.3% Good	Read 84 Write 134 Mixed 68 SusWrite 151 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 95% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 67.3% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GB 3,536 User benchmarks, average bench 107% 4 of 4 slots used 64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	69% Good	MC Read 26.3 MC Write 24.4 MC Mixed 23.8 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 17.7 SC Mixed 26.9 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 133%

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Gaming 184%

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Desktop 104%

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Workstation 201%

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Motherboard: Asus ROG CROSSHAIR VIII HERO (WI-FI) - $400

CPU
Ryzen 9 5900XAMD $250Bench 99%, 60,132 samples	842x
Ryzen 9 5950XAMD $416Bench 100%, 33,026 samples	580x
Ryzen 9 3900XAMD $395Bench 88%, 197,342 samples	474x

GPU
RTX 3080Nvidia $910Bench 187%, 424,051 samples	378x
RTX 3090Nvidia $785Bench 210%, 158,856 samples	359x
RTX 3080-TiNvidia $660Bench 204%, 155,335 samples	347x

SSD
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $107Bench 394%, 276,089 samples	333x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	261x
980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TBSamsung $169Bench 416%, 138,083 samples	164x

RAM
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 2x16GBGBench 106%, 9,865 samples	166x
Skill Intl F4-3600C16-16GTZNC 4x16GBGBench 107%, 3,536 samples	99x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GBCorsair $114Bench 89%, 144,399 samples	57x

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Value: 67% - Good

Total price: $1,667

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16